A 10-year-old girl is making a plea to stop the violence, after she was shot eight days ago in her south Sacramento home.

A 10-year-old girl is making a plea to stop the violence, after she was shot eight days ago in her south Sacramento home.

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Updated: 6:31 PM PDT Jul 29, 2015

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WEBVTT WE KNOW FIREFIGHTERS ARE BEING PULLED FROM OTHER FIRES TO HELP ASSIST WITH THIS. GULSTAN: A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL IS MAKING A PLEA TO STOP THE VIOLENCE AFTER A GUNMAN SHOT HER EIGHT DAYS AGO IN HER SOUTH SACRAMENTO HOME. SHE'S OUT OF THE HOSPITAL NOW AND KCRA 3'S MIKE LUERY HAS HER STORY TONIGHT IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH A VERY BRAVE GIRL. I HAD IT PRETTY BAD. FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT. MIKE: SHE IS SPORTING A PURPLE CAST NOW TO HELP HIDE THE HOLE IN HER LEFT LEG. PEOPLE SHOULD STOP THE VIOLENCE. MIKE: SHE IS IN A WILL CHAIR AND LIVING IN A MOTEL ARE NOW. WE ARE NOT REVEALING HER LAST DAY SHE IS THE VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE AND THE CRIME IS STILL UNSOLVED. I FEEL SAFE WHERE I AM AT , BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD I USED TO LIVE, I DID NOT. MIKE: THAT IS WHY SHE IS GETTING SUPPORT FROM THE MACRO COMMUNITY CENTER. SHE AND THE FAMILY HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PRESENCE AT OUR CENTER. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR ABOUT SIX. THEY ARE VOLUNTEERS. THEY PROVIDE GREAT MENTORSHIP. IT IS A POSITIVE PRESENCE IN OUR CENTER. MIKE: SHE HAS ALSO BEEN GETTING HELP FROM BIG BROTHER RODNEY WHO HAS BEEN PUSHING HER AROUND IN THIS WHEELCHAIR WHEREVER SHE WANTS TO GO. SHE IS DETERMINED TO BE BACK ON HER FEET BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS SO SHE CAN RETURN TO THE SOCCER FIELD SHE LOVES. I WOULD SAY THREE WEEKS IT WILL TAKE ME. MIKE: WHAT WILL YOU DO TO GET STRONG FOR THAT? MY PLAN IS TO TRAIN WITH HER EVERY SINGLE DAY. TELL HER TO NEVER GIVE UP. MIKE: NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THIS CASE. GANG DETECTION UNITS ARE WORKING NONSTOP TO IDENTIFY A PERSON OF INTEREST. GULSTAN: SHE SHOWS SUCH A GREAT SPIRIT. SHE WILL BE ENTERING THE SIXTH GRADE IN THE ALL. SHE TELLS US HER FAVORITE

Injured 10-year-old girl says she doesn't feel safe

A 10-year-old girl is making a plea to stop the violence, after she was shot eight days ago in her south Sacramento home.